DWR is Taking Action as High Temperatures Prompt E ...
Early season heat is rapidly wiping out California’s giant, frozen reservoir – the Sierra Nevada snowpack. Snow is melting fast, even at the highest e ...
March 16, 2026
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The DWR Mission
To sustainably manage the water resources of California, in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the state’s people and protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.
DWR Racial Equity Vision
All people in California are healthy, financially stable, and safe.
Although DWR cannot achieve this vision alone, we are committed to doing our part to make it a reality. View DWR’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
Lake Oroville Update - March 13, 2026
Lake Oroville Update - March 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
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DWR Continues to Improve Forecasting as Spring Hea ...
For California water managers, the painfully sunny skies of March 2026 bear striking resemblance to March 2021.
March 11, 2026
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750,000
Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project
60%
DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030
12,400,000
Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway
1,246
Dams under state's jurisdiction